Santiago

A quick flit around Santiago and then it's so long South America...

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September 23rd 2009
Having recharged our batteries in Bahia Inglesa we set about discovering Santiago de Chile in 48 hours. We took our last overnight bus for at least a month. We could only buy semi-cama seats, so fittingly enough, it was quite an uncomfortable journey, thus increasing the appeal of our impending camper-van travels. When we arrived in Santiago at around 8.30am, we were stiff and lost. A ... read more

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more